Important Late 19th C. English Neoclassical Giltwood Console Table w/ Marble Top

An impressive and richly carved English Neoclassical giltwood console table , the rectangular marble top resting above a deeply carved frieze centered by a satyr mask surrounded by floral swags and guilloche molding. The table is raised on four incurving cabriole legs adorned with ram’s heads , united by an ornamental stretcher featuring a central merman figure . The entire composition is highlighted with water gilding over finely detailed carving, demonstrating superb craftsmanship and monumental scale. Provenance: Formerly with R. A. Lee, London , and illustrated in an undated catalogue, circa 1970s. Collection of John H. Bookwalter. Exhibited: The Indianapolis Museum of Art. Christie’s, New York , 14 October 2019, Lot 253. (Owner kept the Marble Top when purchased from Christie's) A similar but larger table, in the possession of C. J. Charles, London , is illustrated in H. Cescinsky, English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century , New York, Vol. 3, p. 21, fig. 8. Dimensions: 34"H × 63"W × 34"D